The NCCPA Board of Directors is pleased to announce their approval to develop a new Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN). Leaders from the Association of PAs in OBGYN (APAOG) reached out to NCCPA to request consideration of a CAQ in this specialty area.

“There continues to be a misunderstanding of PAs’ training and utilization in OBGYN, and without a CAQ that provides a competitive edge for PAs, they will continue to be marginalized from practicing in this specialty,” said APAOG President Melissa Rodriguez, DMSc, PA-C.

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